Hong Kong activist deported from Thailand ‘at China’s request’Hong Kong democracy campaigner Joshua Wong was on Wednesday deported from junta-run Thailand, where he was due at events commemorating a massacre of student activists, as supporters blamed China for his detention. After obfuscation from Thai officials over the activist’s whereabouts, his political party — Demosisto — issued a statement on Wednesday afternoon confirming Wong had been put on a flight back to Hong Kong. His supporters initially expressed concern that Wong could be sent to mainland China, like a Hong Kong book seller critical of Beijing who was detained in Thailand last year while on holiday. - Thailand’s China kowtow -Last year Wong was similarly barred from entering Malaysia, where officials sent him back to Hong Kong citing fears his planned talks would damage ties with Beijing. Wong’s detention also comes almost a year after Hong Kong bookseller Gui Minhai disappeared in Thailand.

Source: Manila Bulletin October 05, 2016 09:11 UTC